#4228230 - 02/12/16 04:32 AM
I like this show about Airplanes.
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You can stream the first 4 of 5 episodes online here about the 100 year history of Boeing: http://theageofaerospace.com/discovery/homeWow! I didn't know Boeing started United Airlines and that the B-17 almost didn't get made and Boeing almost went out of business after sinking every $ into the B-17 prototype which crashed and burn during its demo flight for the U.S. Army. Imagine where would the USA and her allies be in World War II if the B-17 never did get mass produced.
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#4228310 - 02/12/16 11:21 AM
Re: I like this show about Airplanes.
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Dude, no offense but you need to stop admitting to all the historically significant events that you didn't know about.
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#4228337 - 02/12/16 12:19 PM
Re: I like this show about Airplanes.
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Imagine where would the USA and her allies be in World War II if the B-17 never did get mass produced.
Really? Do you believe half the stuff you post on SimHQ?
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#4228378 - 02/12/16 02:13 PM
Re: I like this show about Airplanes.
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The B24 was more capable but it never gets the attention given to the B17.
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#4228383 - 02/12/16 02:21 PM
Re: I like this show about Airplanes.
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Imagine where this program would be if history had been totally different!
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#4228385 - 02/12/16 02:27 PM
Re: I like this show about Airplanes.
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The B24 was more capable but it never gets the attention given to the B17. And we built more B-24's than B-17's, or any other aircraft for that matter.
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#4228392 - 02/12/16 02:34 PM
Re: I like this show about Airplanes.
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The B24 was more capable but it never gets the attention given to the B17. I think this is mostly due to the fact that the B24 was mostly used in Italy which was a theatre of war that was relegated to second priority after D-Day opened the Western Front.
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#4228423 - 02/12/16 03:58 PM
Re: I like this show about Airplanes.
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The B24 was more capable but it never gets the attention given to the B17. And there are only 2 B-24s left flying. I think there are about a dozen B-17s but I would have to look that up to be sure.
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#4228424 - 02/12/16 04:00 PM
Re: I like this show about Airplanes.
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I watched the first installment and found myself thinking, "This is the l-o-n-g-e-s-t commercial for Boeing that I've ever seen," throughout.
The B17 was sleeker. It almost looked like an overgrown fighter. The B-24 looked like a truck.
And then there were the names. While "Liberator" sounds noble, who wouldn't rather tell chicks at a bar, "I'm a (insert position here) on a 'Flying Fortress'?"
**edit** ...a truck with wings glued onto it.
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#4228444 - 02/12/16 04:47 PM
Re: I like this show about Airplanes.
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Not just wings, but a Davis airfoil. I have to admit I hadn't heard of the Davis airfoil before. Interesting stuff! Link to Davis Wing Wikipedia page..
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#4228447 - 02/12/16 05:00 PM
Re: I like this show about Airplanes.
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Not just wings, but a Davis airfoil. That apparently made them a b*%&$ to keep in formation.
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